Mallorca Recommendations
katiebob
Posts: 208
Hi,
Hubby and I have booked a trip to Mallorca (Pollensa) in April next year. Looking for recommendations for:
Restaurants
Bike hire places (looking at pollensa cycling as they have X-Small frames)
Routes for beginners
Anythig else we should be aware of
Thanks
Hubby and I have booked a trip to Mallorca (Pollensa) in April next year. Looking for recommendations for:
Restaurants
Bike hire places (looking at pollensa cycling as they have X-Small frames)
Routes for beginners
Anythig else we should be aware of
Thanks
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Very nice! I assume you mean Port de Pollenca rather than Pollenca town?
If you go to the pedestrianised part which is just to the North of the roundabout in the middle of town there's loads of restaurants all along the strip, you can't really go far wrong. Worthy of mention is the posh restaurant out on the pier, expensive but really nice food, worth a try for a romantic meal out.
Them, Pro Cycle Hire and Rent March, all pretty decent.
First place to start is South out of the town along the bike path to Alcudia. Then try some of the back lanes that connect Port de Pollenca with Pollenca town.
But; you have to ride out to the Cap de Formentor lighthouse, you can see the first climb from everywhere in PdP. It's a bit hilly but very doable, but most of all it's the law
Best tip I can give is that in April it can vary between 25C and hot to 15C cool and rainy, so take arm warmers etc.
The restaurant on the pier that has been referred to is either La LLonja or Stay depending on which pier they mean. Both are great and both are expensive
This is a good forum for all things PP
http://www.forum.puertopollensa.com/
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant ... lands.html
It was 2000 however.
This^^^
Loads of advice and suggestions here.
Nothing else to add except I am extremely jealous. Mallorca is cycling heaven. Enjoy 8)
Bianchi Impulso
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“When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. “ ~H.G. Wells
Edit - "Unless it's a BMX"
Loads of places to eat. Try Frito Mallorquin and Tumbet - yum!
if you have not booked a bike hire best get on it as the availability was scarce just last week. Pollensa Cycling Center, Max Huezleur (sp?) and Procyclehire are the most prolific operators, all have good bikes and decent customer service (can be stretched a bit when busy).
What dates are you there? PM me, I am out with a large group that ride out with a number of groups/ability level, you would be welcome to tag on a ride or tw.
The company were really helpful to deal with and are delivering the bikes to our hotel.
Boardman FS Pro
Whereabouts are you staying? Likely to be load of Brits out there in April (indeed I'm out there myself for a fortnight with the Ciclosol training camp), it should be fairly easy to tag onto a group to find some nice routes around the island.
We hired bikes from Pro Cycle Hire and found the service was generally good although my Van Nicholas didn't have a computer on it which was a little annoying as I didn't notice until we were a few miles up the road!
I would suggest having a look at our route section to see if there are any highlights you wish to schedule in (Cap Formentor with its new surface is a must). If you are fit, Sa Calobra is always high on bucket lists and the route via the lanes to Col de Sa Batalla always gets rave reviews.
Make sure you take care with the sun, sweat removes suntan cream as well as the essential salts your body needs. Additional electrolytes and fluids are a must. From experience, at least 30% of cyclists coming here miss at least one day of their holiday due to a mild or not so mild sunstroke.
Enjoy! It's going to be brilliant!
Agree with this experience, nice guys there but customer service leave a lot to be desired.
Recommend Sport Becqui in Alcudia. Really helpful guys, decent hire bikes and they'll sort out most problems while you wait.
Others have mentioned Canyon Base there. Are they any good?